Aerial toy



A March 15, 1949 s. P. ROSE 2,464,720

AERIAL TOY Filed June '24. 1946 INVENTOR 5/6Mu/v0 PROS! E? EORNEYPatented Mar. 15, 1949 2,464,720 AERIAL TOY Sigmund P. Rose, Astoria, N.Y.

Application June 24, 1946, Serial No. 679,035

9 Claims.

This invention relates generally to aerial toys and tame the subjectmatter of my application Serial Number 314,391, filed January 18, 1940,now abandoned. More particularly, my invention relates to the class: oftoys which includes kites, balloons and the like.

One of the objects ofv my invention is to provide an aerial toy of thecharacter described in which a kite or balloon device is employed forraising an object aloft, and which toy shall be so constructed andarranged that the said ob- J'ect may be separated or released from thekite or balloon to fallto the ground from any desired height while stillmaintaining the kite or balloon aloft.

Another object of my invention is to provide a. kite or balloon toy ofthe character described which shall have. novel means adapted toreleasably hold and carryaloft a miniature glider,

and in which the effective operation of the said novel holding means maybe controlled from the ground.

Still another object. of my invention is to provide an aerial toy of thecharacter described which shall comprise relatively few and simple andof which the scope of application will be indicated in the claims. 1 Inthe accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possibleembodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a. perspective view of an aerial kite toy constructed inaccordance with my invention and illustrating a manner of its use;

Fig; 2 is an enlarged view of a detail of a portion of the toy shown inFig. 1;

Fig. 3. is a. cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is. a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating myinvention as applied to a balloon.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is illustrated in Figs. 1to. 3 an aerial toy embodying" my invention. and comprising a kite ofany suitable type. such. asior example the box kite l0 shown, to whichis attached a flying string H in the customary manner. Means is providedin association with the. kite or air borne means Ill to releasably holdany suitable object, such as a miniature glider l2. Such means maycomprise a pair of pivotally interconnected arms !3, 54 havingdownwardly converging portions whose free ends l5 and [6 are normallyheld in closed position, that, is in overlapping but abutting orclamping relation by the action of the resilient spring I! which isnormally compressed and maintained under tension between spaced elbowsl8 and I9 centrally located in the arms l3 and M. One of said arms l3may be provided with an extending portion 20 which is permanentlyattached by suitable securing means such as screws 2| to one of thestruts Illa. of the kite Hi. The second angulary bent arm His pivoted asat 22 to the fixed or angularly bent arm l3. Attached to the pivotallymounted arm E l is a release string 23 the purpose of which willhereinafter be described.

The glider is releasably held to the kite or airborne means by anysuitable means, such as an eye member 24 in the top of the body" l5 ofthe glider. The eye member 24 has a diameter sufilciently large topermit end l5 of. one of the arms to be threaded therethrough to beretained thereon by the end l6, so that when said arms are in closedposition and the kite I0 is raised aloft, the glider l2, will adjustitself to flying position.

In use, the free ends l5 and I6 of the arms l3 and M are manually spreadapart against the closing force of the spring [1, and end, l5 of the armI3 is then inserted through the eye 24 and the arms allowed to close byaction of the spring H. The kite I0 is next flown aloft in the usualmanner from a tensioned flying string ll. While the kite is beingcarried up, the release string 23 attached to the pivoted arm I4 isallowed to freely unreel while being. con-.- tinually maintained insufficiently slack condition so as not to overcome the closing force ofthe spring H, as long as it is desired to hold the glider to the kite.

When the person flying the kite from the ground wishes to release theglider and permit it to begin its free descent, he tugs at the releasestring 23, or causes the slack in said string to be taken up by suitablymanipulating the strings ll and 23 from the ground. This will exert anopening pull on the pivoted arm [4, whicl'rwill overcome the closingaction of the spring [.1 and cause the free, ends of the arms to spread.apart and assume the relative position shown by the dotted lines in Fig.2, thus releasing the eye member and permitting the glider to drop awayfrom the kite, as illustrated by the lower dotted position of the gliderin Fig. 2.

In order that the kite may not interfere with the glider after it beginsits free descent, I prefer to locate the releasable holding means on aportion of the kite which will be lowermost when the kite is being flownaloft, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, or to so position the holding meansrelative to the kite that the glider will be carried clear of the kiteby the pressure wind supporting the kite as soon as the glider isreleased.

It is noted that due to the angular relationship of the arms I3 and It,the glider i2 will always be disposed at the junction of the ends [5 andI6, so that as soon as the arm 14 is pivotally moved by a tug at therelease string 23, the eye member 24 will be promptly released "from itsheld position.

To prevent the undesired or accidental release of the glider [2 from itsheld position, one of the ends of the arms, such as for example the endsl8 of the arm M, may be slightly recessed at 30 to receive the end l5 ofthe arm is therein, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In Fig. 4 I have shown my invention as applied in connection with adifierent form of aerial device, namely a balloon 40. In this form of myinvention, the same type of releasable holding means is employed, whichis fixed to a relatively rigid portion 4| of the balloon. In this formonly the release string 23 need be employed, the balloon being permittedto rise to any desired height, after which the release string is tuggedto actuate the release device to permit the glider to sail to earth. Theballoon may then be held captive or retrived by means of the releasestring 23.

While my invention has been described in connection with a miniatureglider, it is to be understood that any other articles, such aspamphlets, balloons, parachutes or the like, may be raised aloft andreleased in the same manner as the glider, and my invention extends tosuch use.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which theseveral objects of this invention are achieved, and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention,and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth,it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

I claim:

1. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair ofarms having abutting but separable ends adapted to releasably hold anobject; ground captive airborne means directly attached to saidmechanism for raising the latter aloft; means for normally holding saidends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object fromsaid ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manuallyactuated release string having an upper part connected to one of saidarms for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to therelease of said object from said mechanism.

2. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair ofarms having abutting but separable ends adapted to releasably holdan'object; ground captive airborne means directly attached to saidmechanism for raising the latter aloft, resilient means secured to saidarms for normally holding said ends in abutting relationship to precluderemoval of said object from said ends; and ground control meanscomprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having anupper part connected to one of said arms for operating the latter toseparate said ends preparatory to the release of said object from saidmechanism.

3. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair ofelbows having abutting but separable lower ends adapted to releasablyhold an object; one of said elbows being rigidly attached to saidair-borne means, and the other elbow of said pair being pivotallysecured to said rigidly attached elbow; ground captive airborne meansdirectly attached to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; springmeans interposed and secured to said elbows for normally holding saidends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object fromsaid ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manuallyactuated release string having an upper part connected to one of saidarms for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to therelease of said object from said elbows.

4. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a pair of arms havingabutting and separable ends adapted to releasably hold an object; meansmovably securing one of said arms relative to the other, ground captiveairborne means directly attached to said mechanism for raising thelatter aloft; spring means attached to said arms for normally holdingsaid ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said objectfrom said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slackmanually actuated release string having an upper part connected to saidmovable arm for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatoryto the release of said object from said mechanism.

5. In a device of the character described for removably holding aglider; a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair of arms havingabutting but separable ends adapted to releasably hold said glider;ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism forraising the latter aloft; spring means for normally urging said ends inabutting relationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends;and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuatedrelease string having an upper part connected to one of said arms foroperating the latter against the resistance of'said spring means toseparate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider from saidmechanism.

6. In a device of the character described for removably holding aglider; means on said glider and characterizing an opening; a holdingmechanism comprising companion arms, means *pivotally connecting one ofsaid arms relative to the other, said arms having converging andnormally closed ends, one of which is removably projectible into andthrough said opening; ground captive airborne means directly connectedto said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; I

spring means cooperating with at least one of said arm for holding saidends in closed relationship to preclude removal of said glider from saidends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manuallyactuated release string having an upper part connected to saidpivotal-.- 1y connected arm for operating; the latter. against theresistance of said spring means to separate said ends preparatory to therelease of said glider from said mechanism.

7. In a device of the character described for removably holding aglider; an eye member secured to said glider, a holding mechanism havingmeans comprising a pair of normally closed but separable ends, one ofwhich is removably projectible into said eye member, means movablyholding one of said ends relative to said glider, ground captiveairborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising thelatter aloft; spring means for normally holding said ends in closedrelationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends; andground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuatedrelease string having an upper part connected to mechanism forseparating said ends against the resistance of said spring meanspreparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

8. In a device of the character described for removably holding aglider; a holding mechanism comprising a fixed arm and a pivoted armhaving normally closed ends adapted to releasably hold said glider;ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism forraising the latter aloft; spring means interposed between said arms fornormally holding said ends in a closed relationship to preclude removalof said glider from said ends; and ground control means comprising anormally slack manually actuated release string having an upper partconnected to said pivoted arm for operating the latter away from saidfixed arm and against the resistance of said spring means to separatesaid ends preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

9. In a device of the character described for removably holding aglider; an eye member fixed to said glider, a holding mechanismcomprising a fixed arm and a movable arm carried by said fixed arm andhaving converging but separable normally closed ends adapted toreleasably sustain said eye member; ground captive airborne meansdirectly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft;coiled spring means interconnecting said arms for normally holding saidends in closed relationship to preclude removal of said eye member fromsaid ends, and ground control means comprising a normally slack manuallyactuated release string having an upper part connected to said movablearm for operating the latter against the resistance of said spring meansto separate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider fromsaid mechanism.

SIGMUND P. ROSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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